Steel tongue for farm trucks



Nov. 2, 1937. I o. 'w. VOORHEES. JR 2,098,018

STEEL TONGUE FOR FARM TRUCKS Filed July 24, 1936 Patented Nov. 2, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE STEEL TONGUE FOR FARM TRUCKS Daniel W. Voorhees, J12, Peru, Ill.

Application July .24, 1936, Serial No. 92,289

2 Claims. (Cl. 278-43) This invention is directed to steel farm trucks the whifile plate I4 is welded directly to the tongue or wagons and particularly to the structure of as also are the side plates l5.

the steel tongue for same. Cross braces l6 and H are welded in position The growing importance of automobile trucks to prevent the collapse of the light steel tongue in the transportation of farm products has had under turning stress. 5

the effect of reducing the commercial demand Steel tubes l8 are welded in position to profor high grade, high cost farm wagons of wood vide sufiicient bearing area for the queen bolt. construction and has produced a need for strong, Having thus described my invention, what I light, but comparatively cheap farm trucks. now claim as new is: 19 One object of this invention is to produce a 1. A steel tongue for a farm truck in combina- 16 light steel wagon tongue which may be produced tion, a seamed tubular sheet metal body, vertiin a plant equipped for fabricating steel parts. cally aligned openings in the forward portion of Another object is to produce a steel tongue said body, a whifile plate having an opening in adaptable for installation on a truck utilizing registry with said openings in the body, a horipivotal axles of the automobile type and also to zontal brace welded to the rear end of said tongue 15 the common stiff axle design. body and extending laterally thereof, channel A still further object is to develop a design iron braces welded to said tongue body and whiffle for a light steel tongue that will provide ample plate and extending rearwardly and laterally for bearing surface for whiflle tree bolts and the like. welded attachment tothe respective outer ends 20 Other objects will be disclosed by an examinaof the first mentioned brace, steel tubes cooper- 20 tion of the following drawing and descriptions of ating with the openings in said body and whiffle which plate and welded thereto.

Fig. 1 is the plan view of a steel wagon tongue 2. A steel tongue for a farm truck in combinaand tongue support for a stiff axle wagon; tion, a seamed tubular sheet metal body, verti- Fig. 2 is an end elevation view of the same cally aligned openings in the forward portion of 25 tongue as it would appear viewed from the right said body, a whiifle plate having an opening in of Fig. 1; registry with said openings in the body, a hori- Fig. 3 is an end view of a tongue for a pivotal zontal brace welded to the rear end of said tongue axle truck; and, body and extending laterally thereof, channel Fig. 4 is an elevational view of the same tongue iron braces welded to said tongue body and whifile 30 as Fig. 3. plate and extending rearwardly and laterally for The tongue proper I0 is made from a light welded attachment to the respective outer ends steel sheet formed in a die in a power press with of the first mentioned brace, steel tubes cooperseam on bottom at H. ating with the openings in said body and whifile In Figs. 1 and 2 are channel iron braces [2 atplate and welded thereto, a second horizontal tached to the tongue on the front by the whiffle brace spaced centrally of the rear brace and said plate l3 and by welding all members to the whifile plate and welded connection between the tongue proper. At the rear are braces l4 and I5 outer ends of said second brace and said channel supporting the side braces l2 and preventing the iron braces.

light tongue [0 from collapsing under stress. DANIEL W. VOORHEES, JR. 4,0

In Figs. 3 and 4 showing a pintle axle tongue 

